Supreme
02-08-12, 19:18
Hello guys, sort of glad I stumbled upon this forum! I am only 16 years old but live in constant fear.
For the past few years I have had absolutely horrible hypochondria. Here is a list, in order, of the issues I have panicked about - which have ruined my life.
- Parasites: first, I had a terrible fear I had worms inside of me.
- Bladder cancer: I had an absolutely terrible fear I had bladder cancer.
- Kidney failure: I was worried for weeks that I was suffering from some sort of severe kidney infection, which would ultimately lead to kidney failure.
- (Currently) Heart attack: For the past week, I've had my life ruined by what I'm hoping is anxiety, but my mind is telling me it's real.
The problem with my health anxiety when compared to others', is that I have an even worse fear of doctors than my fear of diseases. I haven't been to a doctor in a couple of years, and don't plan on it any time soon. I guess my ultimate fear is being told that I only have a limited amount of time to live, or that I have diabetes, cancer, or heart disease.
The last week or so, I've had this shortness of breath where I need to yawn literally every couple of seconds. I've also had these pains on my chest between where my armpit meets my chest on the left side. I get these shooting pains in my left pec, and my arm everywhere. My forearm, bicep, tricep have all been affected. Now, I get these sort of pains everywhere which I believe is due to my sedentary lifestyle. I am very slightly overweight, by 15 pounds or so. Yesterday, I had a really strong shooting pain from my shoulder down about half way to my elbow on the outside of my arm. I immediately thought it was a heart attack and chewed an Aspirin. I was going to wait the 3 recommended minutes and then call 911. I'm just so tired of my life being plagued by these thoughts, and the fact that every time I feared something in the past makes me somewhat reassured that this 'heart problem,' is just in my head.
My family also has no (that I know of) history of heart problems, which is good I guess.
If any of you have similar symptoms or reassuring info, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot. :weep:
For the past few years I have had absolutely horrible hypochondria. Here is a list, in order, of the issues I have panicked about - which have ruined my life.
- Parasites: first, I had a terrible fear I had worms inside of me.
- Bladder cancer: I had an absolutely terrible fear I had bladder cancer.
- Kidney failure: I was worried for weeks that I was suffering from some sort of severe kidney infection, which would ultimately lead to kidney failure.
- (Currently) Heart attack: For the past week, I've had my life ruined by what I'm hoping is anxiety, but my mind is telling me it's real.
The problem with my health anxiety when compared to others', is that I have an even worse fear of doctors than my fear of diseases. I haven't been to a doctor in a couple of years, and don't plan on it any time soon. I guess my ultimate fear is being told that I only have a limited amount of time to live, or that I have diabetes, cancer, or heart disease.
The last week or so, I've had this shortness of breath where I need to yawn literally every couple of seconds. I've also had these pains on my chest between where my armpit meets my chest on the left side. I get these shooting pains in my left pec, and my arm everywhere. My forearm, bicep, tricep have all been affected. Now, I get these sort of pains everywhere which I believe is due to my sedentary lifestyle. I am very slightly overweight, by 15 pounds or so. Yesterday, I had a really strong shooting pain from my shoulder down about half way to my elbow on the outside of my arm. I immediately thought it was a heart attack and chewed an Aspirin. I was going to wait the 3 recommended minutes and then call 911. I'm just so tired of my life being plagued by these thoughts, and the fact that every time I feared something in the past makes me somewhat reassured that this 'heart problem,' is just in my head.
My family also has no (that I know of) history of heart problems, which is good I guess.
If any of you have similar symptoms or reassuring info, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot. :weep: